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[Scouse]

Also, I don't want it to be shit looking, I have at least some dignity left. I will even wear a hat.

The Cotics in particular are gorgeous steel things. Steel's their thing. Rides nice - and it's still light. They make 'em out of Reynolds 853. Cool bikes and boutique enough that you'll turn heads

Not dissing the Sonders tho.

 

[Raven]

Has to be an ebike. A man wants an Ebike.

 

[Scouse]

Has to be an ebike. A man wants an Ebike.

You've struck out here then.

I've got two things for you to consider before you definitely choose ebike (other than expense - add at least a grand).

1) Multi-day bikepacking trips are out of the window with an ebike - they don't have the capacity and are a pig to pedal once you're out of juice.
2) Assist is limited to 15mph. After that it's all on you - and on a gravel bike you get to 15mph really, really easy. It's why the neds (Job) all try to derestrict theirs - but if you cause an accident on a derestricted ebike it's clinky time. So - you might find an ebike frustrating in that if you want to go faster (and around you I suspect it's largely flat?) then it'll be under your own steam on a heavier bike.

In the meantime, may as well watch the vids for bikepack porn commute fun

 

[Raven]

Raleigh Motus Tour Derailleur Crossbar 2021 | Tredz Bikes

Raleigh Motus Tour Derailleur Crossbar 2021 - Electric Hybrid Bike £2,200.00 or just £91.67 per month with 0% APR finance. All Electric bikes are built by Cytech qualified mechanics, delivered free to the UK mainland & include 14 days free bike insurance. Price Match. Buy Now.

www.tredz.co.uk

I quite like that one.

And there is a motherfucker of a hill on the way home from work, near biblical.

 

[Embattle]

The EU is not the same as an electorate. That's a false equivalence. It has rules and members could get together to kick out a member who doesn't follow them. Nazis who fiddle their own elections and undermine efforts to curtail the protagonist of Europe's biggest war should be kicked out.

‘Nazi’ talk: Orbán adviser trashes ‘mixed race’ speech in dramatic exit

The Hungarian prime minister is embroiled in a rare war of words with a close ally warning that Orbán’s ‘openly racist’ remarks must be stopped.

www.politico.eu

 

[Scouse]

Open dissent in the ranks of his own party. Good stuff.

 

[Scouse]

Not front-page I see - like a lot of the gaming outrage over the years

Playing video games has no effect on wellbeing, study finds

Research into gameplay habits of 40,000 people counters fears that gaming could harm mental health

www.theguardian.com

 

[Raven]

English, you're welcome, the world.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j07f-cKWRtk

 

[Raven]

@Bodhi

Sorry, mate. Brexit, innit.

McDonald's puts up price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years

The fast food firm increases the price for the first time in 14 years due to growing cost pressures.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bodhi]

@Bodhi

Sorry, mate. Brexit, innit.

McDonald's puts up price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years

The fast food firm increases the price for the first time in 14 years due to growing cost pressures.

www.bbc.co.uk

Bloody French!

Guess I'll just have to go to Wimpy instead.

 

[Wij]

Bloody French!

Guess I'll just have to go to Wimpy instead.

They still have Wimpys?

 

[Bodhi]

They still have Wimpys?

Think they still have Quick instead.

There is a Wimpy 10 minutes from my house however.

Oh and a Taco Bell, but I'd rather have Old El Paso at home tbh.

 

[Raven]

Taco bell near me, also awful.

 

[Overdriven]

Taco Bell is about as Mexican as Subway is a sandwich.

Even their hottest food is bland. What a waste.

 

[Lamp]

Bloody Americans and their "sense" of humour
You make a clever joke on a US server....silence....tumbleweed
Someone mentions "peanut butter" and "dog's butt" in the same sentence and they wet themselves laughing

 

[Lamp]

Interesting (well, I found it interesting) video from Roger Penrose who explains that the big bang is essentially the same as the end of the universe


View: https://youtu.be/9Gl8pwY2kW8

 

[Bodhi]

Taco Bell is about as Mexican as Subway is a sandwich.

Even their hottest food is bland. What a waste.

In fairness it isn't supposed to be Mexican - it's Tex-Mex, which is a slightly different thing.

I get reminded of the difference constantly when we go to a proper Mexican and I start grumbling about the rubbish soft tacos they sell.

 

[Embattle]

Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly

Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot to nitrogen oxides.

arstechnica.com

 

[Scouse]

More fallout from this

UK in diplomatic standoff over deletion of abortion rights from gender statement

Exclusive: Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands refuse to sign edited version, drawing up new phrasing including women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights

www.theguardian.com

@Wij - we really need to be looking at the UK before we baulk at what the US is doing.

 

[Raven]

That doesn't look like a cat picture to me.

 

[Jupitus]

Youtube excess:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUzpK0tGFcE

 

[Scouse]

What has happened to the Labour party that it can't stand up for labour? | John McDonnell

With the cost of living crisis hitting millions, Keir Starmer will pay an electoral price for his failure to support striking workers, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

www.theguardian.com

 

[Wij]

View: https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1552709323297628162

 

[Wij]

More fallout from this

UK in diplomatic standoff over deletion of abortion rights from gender statement

Exclusive: Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands refuse to sign edited version, drawing up new phrasing including women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights

www.theguardian.com

@Wij - we really need to be looking at the UK before we baulk at what the US is doing.

We can do both tbh.

 

[Scouse]

We can do both tbh.

Fair. But it's hugely concerning, no?

Do you think our newly anti-immigration countries are taking a leaf out of that wanker Elon Musk's book and thinking we need to reverse our population decline through a long-term increased birth rate? Why would Blighty start leaning towards the "pro-life" agenda?

 

[Wij]

Fair. But it's hugely concerning, no?

Do you think our newly anti-immigration countries are taking a leaf out of that wanker Elon Musk's book and thinking we need to reverse our population decline through a long-term increased birth rate? Why would Blighty start leaning towards the "pro-life" agenda?

Playing to an increasingly radicalised Tory membership to win the crown?

 

[Lamp]

Toyed with the idea of installing Genshin Impact on my phone...until I found out it requires around 20 GB to run
(apparently you can save quite a bit if you delete the Asian voice language modules)
Still need a very high end spec phone to run it lag free
I think it still runs hot unless you got one of those fan-cooled mobiles

 

[BloodOmen]

Bit of a random watch - thoughts?

China's Mortgage Crisis, Banks are Failing, Protests Everywhere. China's financial crisis is Here... - YouTube

 

[georgie]

Wishing your fellow sportsman luck for the upcoming race:

 

[Raven]

What is this, I don't even...

UK heatwave: Weather forecasters report unprecedented trolling

Meteorologists from the BBC and elsewhere faced abuse as they reported on the UK's record heat.

www.bbc.co.uk